600k households fall from M40 to B40 due to Covid-19

Malaysiakini TeamPublished: Nov 3, 2021 6:51 AM | Updated: Nov 3, 2021 8:10 AM

PARLIAMENT | About 600,000 households from the middle-income group (M40) have fallen into the low-income group (B40) due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

This was revealed by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economic Affairs) Eddin Syazlee Shith, who was responding to a question from Cha Kee Chin (Pakatan Harapan-Rasah) in the Dewan Rakyat today.

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